Illinois House Bill 5711 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on April 21 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-30 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act, a municipality shall bill for any utility service, including previously unbilled service, supplied to a customer within 24 months after providing the service to the customer. Provides exceptions for billing within 24 months attributed to tampering, theft of service, fraud, or the customer preventing the utility's recorded efforts to obtain an accurate reading of the meter. Further provides that a municipality may not intentionally delay billing beyond the normal bill cycle. Amends the Public Water District Act, the Water Service District Act, the Water Authorities Act, and the Water Commission Act making similar changes. Effective immediately.

UTILITY-BILLING FOR SERVICES

Rep. Joe Sosnowski [R]	Rep. Jack Franks [D]	Rep. Carol Ammons [D]	Sen. Pamela Althoff [R]
Sen. Steve Stadelman [D]

2016-05-25 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 58 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2016-04-21 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 111 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-30	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2016-05-31	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) June 30, 2016
2016-05-31	House	Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2016-05-26	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000
2016-05-26	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Cities & Villages Committee
2016-05-25	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee
2016-05-25	House	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Joe Sosnowski
2016-05-25	House	Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1
2016-05-25	House	Arrived in House
2016-05-25	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
2016-05-25	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
2016-05-25	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Althoff
2016-05-25	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
2016-05-25	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Energy and Public Utilities; 011-000-000
2016-05-17	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Energy and Public Utilities
2016-05-17	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 18, 2016
2016-05-17	Senate	Second Reading
2016-05-16	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
2016-05-13	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2016-05-13	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2016-05-12	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 17, 2016
2016-05-12	Senate	Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 011-000-000
2016-05-03	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2016-04-25	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2016-04-25	Senate	First Reading
2016-04-22	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2016-04-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 22, 2016
2016-04-21	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2016-04-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
2016-04-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
2016-04-21	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks
2016-04-21	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 111-000-000
2016-04-19	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-19	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
2016-04-19	House	Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-19	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000
2016-04-15	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Cities & Villages Committee
2016-04-14	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2016-04-14	House	House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski
2016-04-06	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-06	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-05	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2016-04-04	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Cities & Villages Committee; 007-000-000
2016-03-23	House	Assigned to Cities & Villages Committee
2016-02-10	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2016-02-10	House	First Reading
2016-02-10	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joe Sosnowski

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
65	5	11-150-2	New Code	See Bill Text
70	3705	7.4	New Code	See Bill Text
70	3710	5.3	New Code	See Bill Text
70	3715	6	Amended Code	Citation Text
70	3720	0.001b	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5711&GAID=13&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=88&GA=99
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5711.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5711eng.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5711ham001.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/99/HB/09900HB5711sam001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/house/09900HB5711_04212016_015000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/99/senate/09900HB5711_05252016_024000T.pdf